Near Oranmore in the county Galway

One pleasant evening

In the month's of May

I spied a damsel

She was young and handsome

Her beauty fairly took my breath away

She worn no jewels

Or costly diamonds

No paint or powder

Oh no none at all

She worn a bonnet

With ribbons on it

And around her shoulders

Was the Galway shawl

As we kept on walking

She kept on talking

Till her fathers cottage

It came into view

Said she come in sir

And meet my father

And for to please him

Play the foggy dew

I played the black bird

And the stack of barley

Oh rodney's glory

And the foggy dew

She sang each note

Like an Irish linnet

And the tears they flow from

Her eyes of blue

She worn no jewels

Or costly diamonds

No paint or powder

Oh no none at all

She worn a bonnet

With ribbons on it

And around her shoulders

Was the Galway shawl

'Twas early early

All in the morning

I took the road for old Donegal

Said she goodbye sir

I dried my eye fall

My heart remain

With the Galway shawl

She worn no jewels

Or costly diamonds

No paint or powder

Oh no none at all

She worn a bonnet

With ribbons on it

And around her shoulders

Was the Galway shawl

Laladida

Yalalaida

Yalaialaa

Aaaah

Didadaaa

The Galway shawl